Cognitive Test Performance and Background Music

Cockerton, Tracey; Moore, Simon; Norman, Dale

doi:10.2466/pms.1997.85.3f.1435

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“…The latter difference was not quite statistically significant. (21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32). Also seen are the periodicities insec, varying between 10and 60sec but with a mean of30.6 sec (median 30 sec) for those particular selections.…”

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The Mozart Effect: Distinctive Aspects of the Music — A Clue to Brain Coding?

Hughes

Fino

2000

Clinical Electroencephalography

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The goal of this study was to determine distinctive aspects of Mozart music that may explain the "Mozart Effect," specifically, the decrease in seizure activity. As many as 81 musical selections of Mozart, but also 67 of J.C. Bach, 67 of J.S. Bach, 39 of Chopin and 148 from 55 other composers were computer analyzed to quantify the music in search of any distinctive aspect and later to determine the degree to which a dominant periodicity could be found. Long-term periodicity (especially 10-60 sec, mean and median of 30 sec), was found often in Mozart music but also that of the two Bachs, significantly more often than the other composers and was especially absent in the control music that had no effect on epileptic activity in previous studies. Short-term periodicities were not significantly different between Mozart and the Bachs vs. the other composers. The conclusion is that one distinctive aspect of Mozart music is long-term periodicity that may well resonate within the cerebral cortex and also may be related to coding within the brain.

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The Mozart Effect: Distinctive Aspects of the Music — A Clue to Brain Coding?

Hughes

Fino

2000

Clinical Electroencephalography

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“…Finally, three studies explored the effects of different kinds of music on test anxiety ( Smith & Morris, 1976; Mornhinweg, 1992; Cockerton et al ., 1997 ). In the earliest study to be performed ( Smith & Morris, 1976), 66 psychology students were exposed to either stimulative, sedative or no music.…”

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The effects on patient well‐being of music listening as a nursing intervention: a review of the literature

Biley

2000

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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• A review of the therapeutic potential of music listening as a nursing intervention was performed. • It revealed that evidence from a variety of fields and clinical specialities existed, including the use of music in critical care environments, surgical settings, dental surgery applications, mental healthcare, pain control, and generally for the control of anxiety and promotion of relaxation. • Due to a number of reasons, including the variety of dependent variables that were measured and methodological issues such as the use of small sample sizes, it is difficult to form any firm conclusions. • Tentatively, the research seems to indicate that there often appear to be positive changes in physiological variables measured, although these changes are not consistent, nor are they always statistically significant. • More confidence can be placed in research that examines psychological variables, as a consistent positive impact on certain measures has been found.

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“…These include behavioral improvements in sleeping (40), anxiety (41), mood (41), planning and monitoring capabilities (42), time-keeping ability (43), antiemesis (44), and accuracy and speed in answering questions (45). In addition, quantitative changes have been reported and these include a decrease in (1) exercise lactate (46), (2) norepinephrine (46), (3) ␤ endorphin level (47), (4) cortisol level (48), (5) right frontal activation (48), and (6) muscle rigidity (41) and an increase in (1) normalized cardiovascular responses (41), (2) blood flow in the right middle cerebral artery (49), (3) Ig A (50), (4) P600 event-related potential from the right anterior temporal area (51), and (5) alpha power (41).…”

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The Mozart Effect

Hughes

2001

Epilepsy & Behavior

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Cognitive Test Performance and Background Music

Cited by 74 publications

References 3 publications

The Mozart Effect: Distinctive Aspects of the Music — A Clue to Brain Coding?

The Mozart Effect: Distinctive Aspects of the Music — A Clue to Brain Coding?

The effects on patient well‐being of music listening as a nursing intervention: a review of the literature

The Mozart Effect

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